Malisa, Jemima
Manak, Mark
Michelo, Clive
Imami, Nesrina
Kibirige, Catherine N.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Chevening (Commonwealth Student Scholarship)
IAVI USAID ADVANCE Program (http:// www.iavi.org)
Medical Research Council (G0501957)
Article History
Received: 25 July 2022
Accepted: 6 March 2023
First Online: 20 March 2023
Competing interests
: Two of the authors (Dr. Catherine N. Kibirige and Dr. Mark Manak) have an HIV-1 PCR assay under patent that they intend to commercialize. The assay was published in Scientific Reports (Kibirige et al.<sup>25</sup>) and is referred to within the manuscript as a viable option for widespread use. The remaining authors have no disclosures to report.